Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- April 18, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Mt. Sterling
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 18, 1994
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $265,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- April 18, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Gays Mills
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa
- When
- April 18, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa County, Highland
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Dane
- When
- April 18, 5:42 PM CST
- Where
- Dane County, Madison
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Dane
- When
- April 18, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dane County, Stoughton
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 18, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Fort Atkinson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 18, 6:22 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Sullivan
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Waukesha
- When
- April 18, 6:26 PM CST
- Where
- Waukesha County, Dousman
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock
- When
- April 18, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County, Janesville
- Coordinates
- 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Waukesha
- When
- April 18, 6:43 PM CST
- Where
- Waukesha County, Waukesha
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Racine
- When
- April 18, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Racine County, Caledonia
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Kenosha
- When
- April 18, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Kenosha County, Salem
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A line of severe thunderstorms raced across southern Wisconsin producing winds up to 80 mph and hail up to the size of golf balls. A barn was downed by intense winds near Mt. Sterling, Crawford County. Otherwise minor property damage along with downed trees and power lines took place.
Hail, Kenosha
- When
- April 18, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Kenosha County, Kenosha
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A line of severe thunderstorms raced across southern Wisconsin producing winds up to 80 mph and hail up to the size of golf balls. A barn was downed by intense winds near Mt. Sterling, Crawford County. Otherwise minor property damage along with downed trees and power lines took place.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kenosha
- When
- April 18, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Kenosha County, Kenosha
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A line of severe thunderstorms raced across southern Wisconsin producing winds up to 80 mph and hail up to the size of golf balls. A barn was downed by intense winds near Mt. Sterling, Crawford County. Otherwise minor property damage along with downed trees and power lines took place.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10357769, 10357770, 10357996, 10357778, 10357779, 10357887, 10357888, 10357585, 10357404, 10357586, 10357333, 10357999, 10358000, 10358001.